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The real value of aa for which the system of equations x+ay=0,y+az=0,z+ax=0x+ay=0, y+az=0, z+ax=0 has infinitely many solutions, is :

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 2

The system is homogeneous, so it has non-trivial (infinitely many) solutions exactly when the coefficient determinant vanishes.

∣1a001aa01∣=1+a3\begin{vmatrix}1&a&0\\0&1&a\\a&0&1\end{vmatrix} = 1 + a^3.

Setting 1+a3=01+a^3 = 0 gives the real value a=−1a = -1.

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